CSV connector in Soffid 4

Introduction 

 Description 

 The " CSV connector " of Soffid 4  includes the “ Customisable CSV file ” agent . 

 This agent is used to  generate a CSV file as part of the Soffid synchronisation engine. 

 Managed System 

 This connector has been designed to interpret a CSV file as if it were an end system. 

 Prerequisites 

 Users who need to be created in the CSV file must have an account with that agent. 

 Please note the location where the file will be created; its configuration will depend on the operating system and the type of Soffid architecture/installation 

 Download and Install 

 This plugin is located in the Connectors section and its name is CVS plugin (Test plugin once is installed). 

 For more information about the installation process you can visit the Addons Getting started page. 

 Agent Configuration 

 The "Customisable CSV file" agent is used to synchronice , not for load authoritative o reconcile. 

 The only object that can be configured is the User object . 

 Basics tab 

 It has no custom parameters. 

 Attribute mapping tab 

 Use the option "Create default mapping" to create a first version of the mapping. 

 Adjust the properties and attributes to suit your needs. 

 Property section 

 Here, you need to define some configuration parameters . 

 

 

 

 

 

 Property 

 

 

 Description 

 

 

 

 

 

 file 

 Mandatory : Path where the file is placed in the directory system. 

 

 

 key 

 Mandatory : The field to be used as key . 

 

 

 columns 

 Mandatory : The names of the columns to be created in the file. They must be separated by a space . They correspond to the "system attributes". 

 

 

 separator 

 

 M andatory : The  symbol used to separate attributes in the file. It can be anything other than a comma. 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 Attributes section 

 Mapping between CSV fields and Soffid objects. 

 

 Some tips: 

 

 The system attributes will be the csv columns 

 The direction will be to the left 

 Check here the Soffid Objects (for agent mappings) 

 You can use additional attributes like this: attribute{"CODE"}, you can check de CODE of the attribute in the Metadata page. 

 

 Incoming data tab 

 Nothing to do. 

 Massive actions tab 

 We can use the " CSV file: Provision all users on to managed systems. " to sinchronise all users. 

 

 Account metadata tab 

 Nothing to do. 

 Operational 

 Monitoring 

 After the agent configuration you could check in the Sync server monitoring page if the agent is active.